Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-06-15

that is my saying. Almighty! l Will ride
hundred miles-I will swim through blood for
friend. Well, well, will see. 1t will de-
pend upon that devil Of a man, Frank Muller.
Where arc you to be found-in the white
house yonder! Good. Tomorrow the escort
will come in with the prisoners, and if can
get it they will bring the pass. But, missile,
remember the $500. If you do not speak to
your uncle about that 1 shall be even with
him. Almighty! what thing it is to have
good heart and to love to help your friendsI
Well, good day, good day." and off he can
tered on his fat pony, his broad face shining
with look of unutterable benevolence.
Jess cast a look Of contempt after him and
then went on toward the camp to fetch the
rations.
When she got back to 1.-THE Palatial" she
told John what had taken place, and sug-
gested that it would be as well, in case there
should be favorable reply to her request, to
have everything prepared for start, and &C.
cordingly the cart was brought down and stood
outside "The Palatial," and John unscrewed
the patent caps and filled them with castor
oil. and ordered ,Mouti to keep the horses,
which were all we'll, though 'poor" from want
Of proper food, well within hail.
Meanwhile,, old Hans pursued the jerky
tenor Of his way for an hour or 80, till he
came in sight of a small red house.
Presently, from the shadow in front of the
red house emerged horseman, mounted on q
powerful black horse. The horseman-a
stern, handsome, bearded man-put his hand
about his eyes to shade them from the sun,
and gazed up the road. Then lie seemed to
suddenly strike his spurs into the horse, for
the animal gave sudden bound forward, and
came sweeping towards Hans at hand
gallop.
"Ahl it is that devil Of man, Frank Null
lerl" calculated Hans. snow wonder what
he wants9 Ialways feel cold down the back
when he comes near me-"
By this time the plunging black horse was
being refined up alongside Of his pony so
sharply that it reared till its great hoofs were
paving the air within few inches of Hans
head.
aAlmighty" said the old man, tugging his
pony round. "Be careful, nephew, be care
full do not wish to be crushed like a
beetle"
Frank Muller-for it was he-smiled IIo
had made his horse rear purposely. in order
to frighten the old man, whom he knew to DO
an arrant coward.
@Why have you been so longa and what
have you done with the Englishmena You
should have been back half an hour ago."
"And so should, nephew, and SO should,
II I had not been detained. Surely you do
not suppose that would linger in the &C
cursed placer Bah!" and ho spat upon the
ground, "it stinks of Englishmen. cannot
get the taste of them out of my mouth"
"Your ore q liar, Uncle Coetzee," was the
cool answer. "English with the English, Boer
with the Boer. You blow neither hot nor
cold Be careful lest we show you up. I
know you and your talk. Do you remember
what you were saying to the Englishman
Mel in the inn yard at Wakkerstroom when
you turned and saw me? I heard, and I do
not forget. You know what happens to a
land betrayer?"
Hans teeth positively chartered, and his
forid face blanched with fear.
"What do you mean, nephew?" he asked.
w-ah-I mean nothing. was only
speaking word of warning to you as
friend. have heard things said about you
by"-and he dropped his voice and whispered
q name ut the sound Of which poor Hans
turned winter than ever.
"Well," went on his tormentor, when he
had sufficiently enjoyed his terror, "what
sort of terms did you make in Pretoria?
"Oh. good, nephew. good, ," he gabbled, de-
lighted to get on a fresh subject. II found
the Englishmen supple as a tanned skin.
They will give up their twelve prisoners for
our four. The men are to be in by 10 to-mor-
row. told their commandant about Laings
Mex and Ingogo, and he would not believe
me. He thought lied like himself. They
ore getting hungry there now. I saw q
Hottentot knew there, and he told me that
their bones were beginning to show"
"They will be through the skin before long,"
muttered Frank. "Well, here we are at the
house. The general is there He has just
come up from Heidelberg, and you can make
your report to him. Did you find out about
the Englishman-Capt. Niel7 Is it true that
be is dead"
"No, lie is not dead BY the way, met
ON Croft's niece-the dark one. She is shut
up there with the captain, and she begged me
to try and get them pass to 60 home. Of
course I told her that it was nonsense, and
that they must stop and starve with the
Others"
Muller, who had been listening to this last
piece of information with intense interest,
suddenly checked his horse and answered.:
"Did you! Then you are bigger fool than
thought YOU Who gave you authority to
decide whether they should have pass or
notp